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U.S. Men move to 3-0 with 14-6 win over Iroquois
TOWSON, Md. - The United States men's lacrosse team scored the final five goals of the game to pull away for a 14-6 victory over the Iroquois Nation in the International Lacrosse Federation U-19 World Championship at Towson University. The U.S. is in sole possession of first place of the Blue Division with a 3-0 record.
Kyle Dixon (Millersville, Md./Archbishop Spalding/Virginia), Craig Nolan (Plano, TX/Jesuit College/Ohio State), Greg Peyser (Lloyd Harbor, N.Y./Cold Spring Harbor/Johns Hopkins) and Patrick Walsh (Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh/Notre Dame) all had two goals for the U.S. Brandon Francis led the Iroquois Nationals with three goals and an assist.
The U.S. did suffer one significant injury in the contest. Goalie Mike Petit (Midlothian, Va./Collegiate) injured his right ankle midway through the second quarter and is likely lost for the remainder of the tournament. Harry Alford (Washington, D.C./St. Alban's), who started in the U.S.'s 14-10 win over Canada, made four saves after replacing Petit. ILF rules state that rosters cannot be altered after the championships begin, so Alford will be the U.S. team's only goalie for the remaining games. The U.S. is idle until playing England on July 1 at 5 p.m. in Towson Stadium.
Other results from the 2003 Under-19 Men's and Women's World Lacrosse Championships:
Women: Wales 13, Scotland 5 - Emma Chandler and Georgina Reames scored five goals each to lead Wales (1-1) to a 13-5 win over Scotland (0-2) at Burdick Field on the Towson University campus. After a 1-1 tie, Wales scored six consecutive goals in 12 minutes to decide the game in the first half. Fiona Samson scored twice for Scotland while Jenny Strathairn made 11 saves.
Men: Canada 16, Australia 12 - Jason Barratt (Center Valley, Pa./Moravian Academy) scored four goals and Kevin Huntley (Towson, Md./Calvert Hall College), Zack Greer, and Scott Janssen (New Westminster, BC/Mercyhurst) scored three each to lift Canada (2-1) to a 16-12 win over Australia (0-2). Canada allowed an 8-3 halftime lead to shrink to 10-9 before pulling away in the fourth quarter. Aaron Lawman scored three goals to pace Australia.
Women: England 11, Japan 8 - Nine players scored for England (2-1) in its 11-8 win over upstart Japan (1-2). Jo Lupton and Annabel Kibble scored two each for England, which got off to a 6-1 lead before the Japanese rallied. Risa Matsui, Karen Ooue, and Kaori Senzui scored two goals apiece for Japan.
Men: Japan 24, Wales 2 - Six players scored at least three goals for Japan (2-0), which fired 96 shots in a 24-2 victory. Kyohei Suyama and Satoshi Shirai scored four goals each to lead the way. Steve McDermott tallied both markers for Wales (0-2).
Women: Australia 15, Canada 9 - Australia's Kate McHarg scored three straight goals in the middle of a five-goal run midway through the game to help her team defeat Canada. McHarg had four goals for Australia while Canada's Dana Dobbie, the tournament's leading scorer with 13 goals, had four in a losing effort.
For complete information, including box scores, on the 2003 Under-19 World Championships hosted by US Lacrosse, visit www.uslacrosse.org/news/u19results.phtml .
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